Permaculture FEAST

Permaculture FEAST for ecological and social transformation is a certificate course in permaculture design with Lisa DePiano, Jonathan Bates, and Friends. Permaculture is a vision, design system, and global movement that draws on patterns and principles found in nature to meet human needs, while regenerating the natural world and creating abundance we can share.This weekend permaculture design course moves from principles and patterns to details in a supportive, respectful and collaborative atmosphere to promote rapid learning of whole systems design. The course concludes with a design practicum, where participants will work in small groups to develop a design for a real life design project.

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Topics include:

• Permaculture principles & ethics
• Reading the Landscape & Understanding Natural Cycles
• Urban Homesteading
• Forest Gardening and Uncommon fruit and nut tasting
• Water Harvesting
• Creative Waste Cycling
• Micro-livestock
• Energy & Building Systems
• Social Permaculture
• Cooperative Economics
• Design for Climate Change
• Community Building & Organizing
• Aquaculture and Bioshelters
• Soil Regeneration & Land Restoration
• Design Process, Methods, & Tools

Location:

Our course takes place at Simple Diaper & Linen located in one of the former mill buildings located in the heart of the Arts & Innovation District in Holyoke, MA.

Dates for the Course:

September 7,8, 28, 29

October 18 (evening only), 19, 20

November 2, 3, 16, 17, 30

December 1, 7 (make up day in case of bad weather)

Course Fee: $998 early bird price. $1250 after August 1st. Register with a friend and save $50.  Scholarships & work trades available.